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<blockquote data-quote="Ceratogyrus" data-source="post: 23981" data-attributes="member: 371"><p>In South Africa I think that our laws are correct in certain areas and a bit off the mark on others.</p><p>Regarding the importation of exotics, I think the law is fair. Until someone has proven that the specific species is not invasive, there should be no importation allowed. Hobbyists should have to prove that they are not invasive first, and then importation permits should be allowed. As these exotics could impact on our local spiders, I think the benefit of the doubt should go to our locals.</p><p>In regards to locals, I feel there should be captive breeding allowed to a select few people that could provide local baboon spiders to South Africans and after that be allowed to flood the overseas market. This would stop illegal collecting or at least drop the demand.</p><p>The majority of SA species are not threatened anyway, so the collection of limited numbers of wild stock to the breeders would not harm the population.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ceratogyrus, post: 23981, member: 371"] In South Africa I think that our laws are correct in certain areas and a bit off the mark on others. Regarding the importation of exotics, I think the law is fair. Until someone has proven that the specific species is not invasive, there should be no importation allowed. Hobbyists should have to prove that they are not invasive first, and then importation permits should be allowed. As these exotics could impact on our local spiders, I think the benefit of the doubt should go to our locals. In regards to locals, I feel there should be captive breeding allowed to a select few people that could provide local baboon spiders to South Africans and after that be allowed to flood the overseas market. This would stop illegal collecting or at least drop the demand. The majority of SA species are not threatened anyway, so the collection of limited numbers of wild stock to the breeders would not harm the population. [/QUOTE]
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